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Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... for sending the money to superannuation funds directly," added the statement. For those who watched arguments over the Medicare superannuation clearing house from 2008 when then superannuation minister Senator Nick Sherry first proposed the policy, the ...

Get on board super reforms: Shorten

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... put super where it belongs, alongside other government reforms held in national esteem such as the old-age pension and Medicare.

Admins team up for rollover revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... forces to set up a standard of protocols for fund rollovers. In a move in line with the Government's initiative to use Medicare as a small business clearing house, the three administrators are launching their own set of principles and protocols covering ...

Senate showdown looms on Clearing House legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
Coalition calls for major amendments to the Government's legislation to authorise the Medicare monopoly on Approved Superannuation Clearing Houses is setting up another Senate showdown."The Coalition needs to indicate today that they will allow this ...

Clearing house legislation reaches Parliament

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
... it come to fruition, will provide small business employers relief in their super guarantee duties. Employers can use Medicare Australia as a "hub" to handle their SG contribution processes, for instance. "The amendments contained in the Bill allow employers ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... "Starting in 2011, we are prepared to freeze government spending for three years. Spending related to our national security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security will not be affected. But all other discretionary government programs will." Also, "...at ...

Clearing house model to be multi competitive: Tsy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... Treasury's release of draft legislation for the superannuation clearing house signals that while the government appointed Medicare as the small business clearing house, it expects multiple clearing houses to be operating in the market. "[It will] allow ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... have welcomed the government's move to provide a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation minister Chris ...

The market's next 800-pound gorilla

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... your budget is locked in, in pensions, aged pensions, single parent pensions, unemployment benefits, defence spending, Medicare, the PBS - all those things which the Australian community expects to continue," said Hockey. "So when you have net interest ...

Singapore laybys Australia

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... government, which essentially equates to Singapore being close to owning twice as much of Australia as Australians do. With Medicare Private also up for sale next year, and Singapore's increasing wealth and propensity to buy Australian, Singapore's commercial ...